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Arlington Heights is looking to set up a task force to review its marketing strategy, but not all trustees agreed philosophically on how the village should be pitching itself to draw businesses and spenders. "What kind of a community are we? My personal opinion is the board needs to give direction to itself to find out," said Trustee Mike Sidor, who comes from a marketing background and is pushing for the task force. "Our messaging is feeble. We're not telling people we're the best out there.

The search for a new Arlington Heights village manager is expected to take about three months. Mayor Thomas Hayes on Monday signed off on the contract with the Northbrook-based GovHR USA, the consultant leading the national search. The agreement outlines a 12-week process, which the mayor said has already begun. Bill Dixon, 67, announced in April that he would retire from the top administrative post on June 27. His full salary package as manager of the village of 75,000 residents is $207,092, officials said.

The following items were taken from Arlington Heights police reports. A Motorola bar code scanner valued at $250 was taken from a grocery store at 1860 S. Arlington Heights Road on May 1. Clothes and shoes valued at $360 were taken from packages delivered to a common area of a building complex in the 700 block of West Rand Road. The incident happened between April 9 and May 1. A green electrical box at a racquet club, 800 E. Falcon Drive, was defaced with brown spray paint and black marker between May 3 and May 6. Prescription medication was taken from a drug store at 1711 W, Campbell St.. The break-in happened around 3:30 a.m. on May 6. saho@tribune.com Twitter: @SallyHoTribune

The village of Arlington Heights is allowing a restaurant to use public park space downtown for its own commercial patio. The French-Italian bistro, Carlos and Carlos is proposing to take up an 11 foot-by-21-foot area on the northeast corner of Harmony Park that is adjacent to the restaurant's building at 27 W. Campbell Ave. "I believe that if you're kind enough to give us the opportunity to have a few tables outside, we can take advantage of...

A total of 12 cases of car burglaries were reported the morning of May 6 in northern Arlington Heights, police said. It's believed that most of the burglaries happened between the night of May 5 and morning of May 6. The locations of the crimes were in the 1600, 1700 and 1800 blocks of North Fernandez Avenue, 2200 block of North Kennicott Drive, 1900 and 2000 block of North Chestnut Avenue, 1600 block of North Vail Avenue, 2200 block of North...

A northwest suburban school district is quitting the National School Lunch Program over a health-focused federal policy taking effect this year that officials say likely will cause the district to lose money. The Arlington Heights-based Township High School District 214 school board voted Thursday to cut itself loose from the U.S. Department of Agriculture program, even though the decision creates uncertainty for low-income students who rely on the program's reduced-price meals. The district will also lose a related $900,000 federal subsidy.

Pedestrians this year will be able to walk in both directions at the popular Lake Arlington path in Arlington Heights, park district officials said. Previously, the inside lane for walkers, runners, strollers, wheelchairs and others who use the path on foot were told to go in a clockwise direction. Meanwhile, the outside lane will continue to be used by bicyclists, skateboarders, roller skaters and other users on fast-paced wheels in a counter-clockwise direction. The ongoing changes at the 2.4-mile path are a result of a fatal crash that sparked a public outcry and community discussion on safety at the park area.

The Arlington Heights police and fire unions have a new contract that gives officers and firefighters a 2.5 percent salary increase in each year of the three-year deal. In exchange, union members' insurance premiums will increase from 10 to 12 percent starting next year. The contracts go from May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2017 and were approved unanimously by the Arlington Heights Village Board Monday night. "We very much appreciate and value you as members of our village staff and our community," Mayor Thomas Hayes said to the unions.

An Arlington Heights man working as an auctioneer and real estate broker has been suspended and fined $30,000 by the state's license regulators. According to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's latest disciplinary report, David Kastner did not document and account for auctioned items and failed to turn over auction profits to the owner of the items. Kastner could not be reached for comment. The state also claims Kastner was operating as "David Kastner and Associates," which is not licensed.